COMING ATTRACTIONS
Text: Revelation 14:6-20
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
1. Coming Judgment (vv. 6-11)
This trio of angles proclaims a series of messages concerning judgment.
1) Good news of
To whom is it good news?
1] For tribulation saints who will be avenged
2] For those who will turn to God
2)
3) Beast worshiper’s judgment (vv. 9-11)
- v. 10 - They will drink the wine of God’s wrath unmixed, i.e.
2. Coming Rest (vv. 12-13)
- v. 13 gives the 2nd in a series of 7 beatitudes given in the book of Revelation.
- Blessed are they that die in the Lord from henceforth, they will rest from their labors and their works will follow them.
- This is the antithesis of the Beast worshippers. They get no rest from their torment. The saints rest from their
- What a tremendous statement this makes about these tribulation saints, their kingdom work, and their all out commitment in the face of great adversity, persecution, and constant threat of martyrdom.
3. Coming Harvest (vv. 14-20)
1) Grain harvest (vv. 14-16)
- The grain harvest speaks to the
- But note how it also shows God’s long forbearance and grace to put off judgment. (cf. 2 Pet. 3:9)
2) Grape harvest (vv. 17-20)
- The grape harvest speaks to the
- The grapes are ripe. This word means that these grapes are in their prime.
- The Battle of Armageddon will be a winepress, and God will tread the winepress with His fierce wrath.